afirmativo

/afiɾmaˈtibo/ · B2 · adj

affirmative

👍✅ afirmativo = afirm(ar) 'to affirm' + -ativo, same as English affirmative

Spanish afirmativo comes from Latin affirmare, 'to make firm'. It looks almost identical to English affirmative, so link the shared firm- root: saying yes makes a statement firm and settled.

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